Unconditional Love: *Conditions Apply

It is 1980 in India as Surya waits for the forbidden love of his life, Ahalya, to appear. When she finally arrives, she is wearing a wedding ring. After the two reluctantly part ways, Surya, who is drowning in despair and heartache, takes his own life. All that is left for his family and best friend, Vijay, is grief and their memories. Vijay, desperate for a new beginning, soon moves to the city where he is blessed with two sons-one named Surya after his beloved friend. As Surya grows up to become a reincarnation of his namesake, he rebels against his father's desire to have him join the family business and pursues his dream of becoming a filmmaker. He eventually falls in love with Priya, a sweet girl who seems to know him better than he knows himself. But as his pursuit of his dream pulls Surya and his father apart, life comes full circle for both men as Vijay confronts his past and Surya attempts to convince Priya's family that he is the right man for her. Unconditional Love is the poignant story of a young Indian man's struggles to find his place in the world and a woman who loves all of him.

Athirath Vijay Reddy enjoys bringing subtle innocence and probing questions into his writing. He currently resides in Addiss Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa. Unconditional Love is his first book.